Hi I am new to web programming and am a bit lost. I have downloaded a simple blog app and would like to run it locally on my laptop for notes and such. My question is how do I get it going? I understand with say an ASP blog I would add it to the directory in IIS however with my now loaded Apache and MySQL bundle I do not know what the next step is. I downloaded Apache2Triad which is Apache and MySql together. I also loaded a PHP based Blog with a MySql DB. How do you get Apache to start serving the PHP pages?
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How to get Apache to work on laptop 1
- Thread starter DaveMac
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What happens when you type in the browser? If you get apache's test page or the one installed with the package, all you have to do is put your files in the DocumentRoot. You should have been able to say where you want this to be but if you didn't, look for where your package was installed. Your DocumentRoot will more than likely be a sub-directory called htdocs on a windows machine. If you have no luck finding it, look for the configuration file called httpd.conf. open it with a text editor and look for a directive called DocumentRoot. It will show you the path. If still no joy, apache2triad should have a forum or something that will tell you where the files are.
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Thanks for the help. I found my folder. It is a folder called htdocs. I now moved the folder lifeblog and all of its contents (several sub-folders and files) to htdocs and no joy in the world tonight. I then moved one blog.php file to the htdocs folder and tried to open it in an ie browser window and nothing. I have not a clue how php works so I am not sure I am even calling it properly. I have only really worked with asp and other ms type tools so this stuff that does not work like that, although great is not in my skill set. I was looking for a simple blog I could use locally on my laptop and maybe print a report or two off the database it used but everyone has gone to php for this stuff.
I am guessing php does not work like asp in that you open the php file in a browser is that correct?
I am guessing php does not work like asp in that you open the php file in a browser is that correct?
Hi, I just moved from IIS to apache, found this very usefull . . .
"Back it up before you do anything or it will all end in tears . . ."
Adrian Paris
Paris Engineering Ltd
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"Back it up before you do anything or it will all end in tears . . ."
Adrian Paris
Paris Engineering Ltd
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That is great information but I do have everything working on my laptop from a config standpoint. My problem is that while the config php files work great my site php files do not. I should be able to copy a lets say test.php to htdocs folder and then load that pages in ie however it does not load. At this point I do not get it and may have to move on since this was just a going to be a quick blog locally that if after using it for a few weeks it had good info and made sense to post out to the web for others to see.
Thanks for the help
Thanks for the help
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Go to: Click: Downloads
Click: Try our SourceForge.NET project page.
Download and install, it's a ready made and configured WAMP bundle. PHP is enabled with open ssl and gd (graphics library)
On top of that you also get:
- PHPMyAdmin (a mysql user interface like SQL Server Management Studio)
- Wordpress
- Joomla
etc all done
Click: Try our SourceForge.NET project page.
Download and install, it's a ready made and configured WAMP bundle. PHP is enabled with open ssl and gd (graphics library)
On top of that you also get:
- PHPMyAdmin (a mysql user interface like SQL Server Management Studio)
- Wordpress
- Joomla
etc all done
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I'm slightly cofused, when you say your php config is fine but your pages dont work what do you get if you use a php info file like . . .
<code>
<? phpinfo(); ?>
</code>
does this give you your php config>
Adrian Paris
Paris Engineering Ltd
Google search of just tech forums & articles
(very useful, honest!)
<code>
<? phpinfo(); ?>
</code>
does this give you your php config>
Adrian Paris
Paris Engineering Ltd
Google search of just tech forums & articles
(very useful, honest!)
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There is nothing at all wrong with your set up if this is working (I assume you are running the PHPinfo script in your HTdocs folder), the issue must be with the scripts you are trying to run, do they have the same extentions as your php info page I assume (ie .php not .php4 or anything)
Adrian Paris
Paris Engineering Ltd
Google search of just tech forums & articles
(very useful, honest!)
Adrian Paris
Paris Engineering Ltd
Google search of just tech forums & articles
(very useful, honest!)
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3 days later I am done and have learned a little. OK very little. I don't care it is working. Apache2Triad looked nice but never worked for me due to my issues I am sure. The SourceForge.NET package since it is all bundeled together works out of the box so that is nice.
Thanks akgta and all those that helped
Thanks akgta and all those that helped
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